‘Zero tolerance’:Plibersek to consider extending brumby cull

‘Zero tolerance’:Plibersek to consider extending brumby cull

The federal government has threatened to call for the removal of all feral horses from alpine regions rather than preserving 3000 brumbies on heritage grounds.

  • byNick O'Malley

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Parliament vowed to sober up two years ago. It’s time everyone got the memo

Parliament vowed to sober up two years ago. It’s time everyone got the memo

A report was released in November 2021 which was supposed to draw a line under the boozy culture on the hill. Some MPs are dragging their heels.

  • byJames Massola
Nationals MP Davey helped write new alcohol rules for parliament

Nationals MP Davey helped write new alcohol rules for parliament

Perin Davey,who was caught on camera slurring her words at Senate estimates last week,is a key member of the group tasked with writing federal parliament’s tough new alcohol and drugs policy.

  • byOlivia Ireland andJames Massola
Lobbyist donations climb more than 500 per cent over two decades

Lobbyist donations climb more than 500 per cent over two decades

Lobbyists and industry groups have ramped up their payments to the major political parties,extending their influence.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘You don’t go to get on the turps’:Nats defend staff drinks amid MP,Joyce furore

‘You don’t go to get on the turps’:Nats defend staff drinks amid MP,Joyce furore

Perin Davey says she didn’t think she was drunk after stumbling in her speech during a parliamentary hearing,days after Barnaby Joyce was filmed lying on a Canberra footpath.

  • byAngus Thompson andJames Massola
Senator Perin Davey at estimates
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Senator Perin Davey at estimates

Nationals senator Perin Davey's appearance at estimates has caused controversy.

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Parliament’s most colourful character has fallen down. Can he get up again?

Parliament’s most colourful character has fallen down. Can he get up again?

Barnaby Joyce’s recent behaviour has reignited debate about federal parliament’s workplace standards and culture.

  • byJames Massola
How do you punish a misbehaving MP? It’s up for debate

How do you punish a misbehaving MP? It’s up for debate

A political fight is brewing over new rules to punish badly behaved MPs,more than two years after the then-Morrison government agreed to create a federal watchdog to police politicians’ behaviour.

  • byPaul Sakkal andOlivia Ireland
Listen:How do you solve a problem like Barnaby?

Listen:How do you solve a problem like Barnaby?

When images of Barnaby Joyce lying on a footpath late at night,seemingly incapacitated,went viral,it triggered a series of political explosions.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Dutton,Littleproud urge Joyce to take time off work to deal with personal issues

Dutton,Littleproud urge Joyce to take time off work to deal with personal issues

The Nationals MP has not yet decided whether to take leave,as critics within his own party rebuke him and allies urge him to hang on.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Joycean antics show parliament needs new stream of consciousness

Joycean antics show parliament needs new stream of consciousness

Footage of our former deputy prime minister lying on his back mumbling profanities will be replayed worldwide for years as shorthand for Australian politicians.

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